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Peoria man sentenced to prison in killing, arson

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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A Marquette Heights man has been sentenced to 27 ½ years in prison for fatally stabbing a Peoria nightclub owner.

Bryan Stewart pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and aggravated arson and was sentenced in Peoria County court. He killed Todd Scholl and burned his body in October 2013.

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